Author: Parents and Teachers for Excellence

Are you an educationalist looking for a new challenge?
Do you have an interest in ensuring that every child has access to the best education – one that follows Warm Strict policies, is Knowledge Rich, where teachers have High…
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Warm, Rich, High, Wide: PTE’s Philosophy for Giving Britain’s Children an Outstanding Education
You can download the PTE Philosophy booklet here
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The PTE Newsletter: Friday 15 October
Her critics would rather Ms Trunchball taught their kids, but to those opposed to the ‘woke orthodoxy’, Katharine Birbalsingh is a breath of fresh air as the government’s new Social…
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Choosing a School: Visiting School Open Days
In the last piece we covered three really important sources of information that families can use to come up with a shortlist of school preferences: Recent applications data, school websites,…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 1 October
Finally – finally! – schools have been told what is planned for exams next summer. They were promised details before the end of September, and this deadline was narrowly met, with…
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Choosing a School: Sources of Information
In the last piece we covered a couple of “formal” datasets about schools – the government’s Performance Tables, and Ofsted’s inspection report. In this article we are going to cover…
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The PTE Newsletter – Tuesday 28 September
Whisper it but… there’s not been much education news since out last roundup. This is probably a good thing – no news is good news, and everyone can just get…
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The PTE Newsletter – Friday 24 September
Where did the week go? How come it’s already Friday? Hopefully your week has been kind, and the term-time tiredness hasn’t yet got too much. While parents and teacher are…
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Choosing A School: Coming up with a Shortlist
There is no doubt that the best – indeed only – way to get a proper feel for a school is by visiting it during the day. Seeing with your…
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